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On June 19, the National Bank of Ukraine issued two commemorative 5-hryvnia coins to pay tribute to a key generation in the country's cultural history: the writers and artists of the so-called Executed Renaissance, a movement of intellectual splendor that flourished in the 1920s and 1930s before being brutally silenced by Soviet repression.
The coins issued are dedicated to two key figures of that period: Mykola Khvylovy and Yulian Shpol, representatives of free thought, innovation, and the affirmation of a modern Ukrainian cultural identity. Both developed their creative work around the Slovo House in Kharkiv, an emblematic space for artistic production and, tragically, a witness to the collapse of an era.
Mykola Khvylovy
Mykola Khvylovy (real name: Fitiliov) was a key figure in the Ukrainian cultural renaissance, one of the founders of Ukrainian post-revolutionary prose, a poet, and publicist. His work contributed to the establishment of Ukrainian-centrism and the integration of national culture into a global context. Khvylovy's early death became a symbol of the collapse of the ideals of Ukrainian national communism and the end of the era of Ukrainian national revival in the 1920s and 1930s.
The reverse of the coin features a stylized portrait of Mykola Khvylovy. The symbolic composition conveys a profound meaning: the writer's face appears to be imprisoned between irregularly shaped stone slabs, reflecting the totalitarian regime's attempts to destroy the artist's memory. To the right of the portrait are vertical inscriptions with the writer's real name, "Mykola Fitiliov," and his pseudonym, "Mykola Khvylovy." The years in which he lived, "1893" and "1933," are written on the left side of the portrait.
Yulian Shpol
One of the most prominent representatives of the Executed Renaissance was Yulian Shpol (real name: Mykhailo Yalovy), a poet, novelist, playwright, and screenwriter. He was one of the most prominent figures in the literary process in Ukraine, headed the Free Academy of Proletarian Literature (VAPLITE) and wrote the first Ukrainian formalist novel, "The Cubs of the Golden Fox" (1929). Together with Mykola Khvylovy and other creative figures, he forged a new Ukrainian culture, free from dogma and restrictions. In 1933, the poet became one of the victims of the Soviet regime, and his name was erased from Ukrainian literature for decades.
The reverse of the coin features a stylized portrait of Yulian Shpol, symbolically shown as "deteriorated" by corrosion and neglect. To the right of the portrait are vertical inscriptions with the author's real name "Mykhailo Yalovy" and his pseudonym "Yulian Shpol." To the left of the portrait are also the years in which Yulian Shpol lived: "1895" and "1937."
Common obverse
The obverse of both pieces features the stylized inscription "СЛОВО" (meaning "word" in Ukrainian), the name of the Kharkiv Writers' House of the 1930s. The texture of the letters depicts a sprout of winter wheat, an image of the young generation of artists whose lives and works were destroyed by the totalitarian government. The tragedy of this historical era is symbolically accentuated by the bloody letter "O," which recalls a painful wound in Ukrainian history. Beneath the stylized text are also the name of the issuing country "УКРАЇНА" (Ukraine), the year of issue "2025," and the face value, divided by the small coat of arms of Ukraine.
Common technical characteristics
Country: Ukraine
Year of issue: 2025
Shape: Circular
Quality: Special Uncirculated
Diameter: 35 mm
Face value: 5 hryvnias
Metal: German silver
Weight: 16.54 g
Maximum print run: 75,000 of each
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